There was one area, and we're going to stress that — one area — where men were better. Navigation, like remembering how to get somewhere they've only been once or twice. Our own Carolyn Bruck agreed with this, admitting she uses a GPS to get to work (every day for four years).

Researchers said they found that women have a general advantage in tasks that are predominantly verbal, while men are better at tasks that require more a large degree of spatial processing.